Craft of the Wise

Welcome to Craft of the Wise - a new age blog focused on herb craft for the modern witch. She sat alone beside her hearth --   For many nights alone: She slept not on the pleasant couch Where fragrant herbs were strewn. Letitia Elizabeth Landon, 1801-1838, from her poem “She Sat Alone Beside Her Hearth" Welcome to Craft of the Wise Just a quick introduction - I am a solitary practitioner of cottage witchcraft and magic. I don’t follow any particular tradition, nor do I belong to a coven. A cottage witch is a follower of natural magic and doesn’t follow any particular tradition of witchcraft. Cottage witches use ordinary household objects and items found in nature to work their craft and are typically solitary practitioners who don’t belong to a coven.  Every space in your household, whether you live in an apartment, townhome, condo, or house, can be used as a sacred space. Cottage witches place a special emphasis on the craft arts such as gardening, sewing, and cooking. While ...